distant early warning

21 LETTERS · STARTS WITH D

distant early warning is a valid 21-letter word worth 27 points in Scrabble and 31 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS

D2I1S1T1A1N1T1E1A1R1L1Y4W4A1R1N1I1N1G2

2 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 0 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 4 + 0 + 4 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 2 =27 PTS

DOUBLE WORD → 54TRIPLE WORD → 81

MEANING

What does distant early warning mean?